Economic growth depends on deregulation, tax cuts and the budget deficit, not on the balance of trade.

India said on Monday that bilateral merchandise trade with the United States has increased by about 8% to more than $106 ...

Japan’s trade deficit increased significantly to JPY 2,758.78 billion in January 2025 from JPY 1,766.54 billion in the same ...

The prevailing dislike for imports among America’s political class has an old and bipartisan pedigree. At least since the ...

President Donald Trump has made reducing the trade deficit a central part of his "American First Trade Policy." Here's what ...

President Donald Trump's trade agenda has focused on deploying tariffs to address the trade deficit with other countries, ...

Britain entered a rare deficit in its goods trade with the United States at the end of last year, according to data published ...

Trump has repeatedly voiced his grievances against the EU, stating “they don’t take our cars, they don’t take our farm ...

Trade surpluses carry a more positive connotation than deficits, but history proves otherwise: prosperity depends on sound fiscal policy, not trade balances. Chronic deficits, like those of the U.S., ...

Part of that strategy is Trump's belief that tariffs will help reduce trade deficits. After his initial announcement of 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada, Trump said the countries "have to ...

The US Department of Commerce says the combined goods and services trade deficit stretched to a gargantuan $918.4 billion in 2024. That's a 17% increase compared to 2023, although it's a little ...